Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time ~Oswald Chambers

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Spring Recital

This year for their spring recital the kids had the opportunity to play their songs with a band which included a guitarist, a drummer, and a keyboardist. With that in mind, they each picked a contemporary song which meant that our house has sounded a lot like K-Love over the past few months.

The same handful of contemporary Christian songs played over and over and over and over...but I digress.

Still, when they got up on stage today, it was amazing to see what all that practicing had produced.

Caroline, who initially wasn't too keen on this whole band thing, overcame her nerves and was the first of the three to play. And play she did.

Cute and talented?

Yeah. She's a keeper.

Give Me Your EyesBrandon Heath

Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black tar
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breathe in the familiar shock
Of confusion
And chaos

All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what's underneath
There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work, he's buying time

All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see

I've been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just move and pass me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way You've seen the people all along

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see

3 comments:

My Miss Sweet Caroline, How very proud I am of you and I loved the piece you played today. God is so wonderful to give you these talents you have and for you to share with us. I know, too, that Granddaddy would be as proud as we all are. So sorry I could not be there, especially today. Love you so!!!!!! Nana

You did a FANTASTIC job with your recital piece. You have really grown pianistically...WOW. To play with a small ensemble, not make mistakes and stay together. You really did it. Keep playing. You sound wonderful. Mrs. Flory